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M 13 l C BARBIERI 3.) 930 CONIGAL CUP DISPENSER Original Filed May 5,1926 VET-1 tzu- T1 Cesare .Bazer Reuued May 13, 1930 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE GESARE BARBIERI, OF NEW YORK, 'N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO VORTEXCORPORATION F ILLINOIS CUP COMPANY, A.

OONIOAIrCUP DISPENSER Original Io. 1,084,157, dated December 4, 1928,Serial No. 107,011, led Iay reissue :Illed August 31, 1929. Serial No.889,884.

This invention relates to a cup dispenser, and more particularly to adispenser adapted to permit conical cups of differentfsizes to bedispensed 'one at a time from a magazine through a base member adaptedtobe equipl ped with cup retaining rings of diii'erent sizes positionedin parallel planes so that in case more than one cup is withdrawnthrough one of the retaining rings the second retaining ring will act asa means for holding back additional cups as the outermost cup is beingwithdrawn through the second retaining rin It is an object of thisinvention to rovigo a dispenser for conical cups of simplifiiedconstruction adapted to removably receive discharge rin members ofdifferent sizesto permit conica cups of different dimensions to be vdisensed through the device.

llt is'also an object of this invention to provide a dispenser forconical cups having a plurality ofy ring members therein through whichthe cups are pulled in consecutive order to insure discharge of only onecup at a time from the machine.

It is an im ortant ob 'ect of this invention to provide'a ispenser orconical cups, said dispenser having notched ring members therein throughwhich the cups to be discharged are drawn to insure dispensing of cupsone at a time from the lowermost ring in the device. v

Other and further important objects of this invention will be apparentfrom the disclosures in the specification .and the accompan 'ngdrawings.

This invention in a preferred form) is illustrated in the rawings andhereinafter more fully described.

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1' Figure 1 is a back elevation of a cup dispenser embodying theprinciples ofthis inveiition' 2 'i fr t 1 t d 1 1 re 1sa a en ary ongi uma section lken on lineI--II of Figure 1 showin a stack of cu sinelevation.

Figure 3 is a ottoni plan view of the def vice.

Figure 4 is a fragmenta longitudinal section of the lower portion o thecup dispenser equipped with removable retaining rings to 8, 1928.Application forpermit conical cups of a smaller size to be dispensedfrom the container.

Figure 5 is a bottom plan view of the dispenser illustrated in Figure 4showing a bottom retaining ring havingits internal diameter smaller thanthe ring illustrated in Figure 3 to permit smaller cups to be dispensedfrom the same container.

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The reference numeral 1 indicates a cylin- 60 drical container orhousing made of metal or other suitable material, and having alongitudinally disposed sight aperture or slot 2 in the frontl wallthereof. If preferred the housing 1 may be constructed of glass, in 65which Case the sight aperture may be omitted. 'I he container or housing1 is closed at its upper end. The lower open end is securely engaged ina metal base ring 3 provided with a stop fiange 4. Rigidly secured onthe outer peripheral surface of the base ring 3 is a locking pin orprojection 5, which is adapted to be engaged in a bayonet slot' 6,provided in a supporting ring or bracket 7, made of metal or any othersuitable material. The supporting ring or base 7 has secured on theexterior thereof a longitudinally dis osed dove-tailed web or taperedsupporting liJange 8 shaped to lit in a dove-tailed groove of a wallsocket or bracket 9, which is adapted to be secured to a wall 10 orother suitable support as illustrated in Figure 2. Integrally formedwithin the base ring 7 ashort distance from the upper end thereof is acup retaining ring 11,

vthe inner peripheral margin of which is cut away to provide a pluralityof notches leaving a plurality of rounded fingersorprojections 12 theends of which are rounded and are adapted to come in contact with theouter wall of the upper end of the lowermost cup of a stack of conicalcups 13 positioned within the container 1 and projecting outwardlythrough the su porting ring 7. The retaining ring 11 wit its fingers 12thus serves as a means for supporting the stack or column of cups atdiiferentpoints circumferentially of the lowermost cup so that when theend of a cup is drawn from the container its conical wall may flex intothe spaces between adjacent fingers 12 so as to ease the withdrawalmove- 100 in a recess ment of the end cup. For the pur ose of preventingmore than one cup from e'ing withdrawn from the dispenser a second cupretainingy ring 14 is provided to removably seat formed in the lower endof the inner peripheral wall of the base ring 7. The lower retainingring 14 is removably held in place by means of retaining screws 15 orother suitable means. The inner peripheral margin of the lower orsecondary cup retaining ring 14 is notched to aiiford a plurality ofcircumferentially positioned rounded projections or fingers 16, asclearly illustrated in Figure 3. The fingers E16 of the lower ringmember 14 are staggered with respect to the fingers 12 of the inner orupper cup retaining riig 11.

n case two cups are withdrawn from the `container 1 through the primaryor inner retaining ring 11 said cups are adapted to pass between thespace between the rings 11 and 14 so that the second cup will come incontact with the lower retaining ring 14 and will be held in placethereby as the lowermost cup is being withdraw-n through the secondretaining ring. It will thus be seen that the dispenser is adapted toinsure dispensing of the cups one at a time.

When it is desired to dispense conical cups of a size which are smallerthan the stack of cups 13 the lower retaining ring 14 is removed andanother retaining ring 17 is removably secured in the recessed bottomend of the supporting ring 7. The retaining ring 17 has a centralopening of less diameter than the ring 14, and 1s provided with aplurality of circumferentially positioned rounded .proj ections orfingers 18, as illustrated in Figure 5. Removably positioned upon theinner or primary retaining ring 11 is an auxiliary retaining ring 19 theinner diameter of which is equal to the inner diameter of the bottomretaining ring 17. The inner peripheral margin of the auxiliary ring 19is provided with a plurality of spaced rounded projecltions or fingers20 which are staggered with respect to the fingers 18 on the bottom ring17. With the auxiliary rings 19 and 17 in position, as illustrated inVFigure 4, a stack" of conical cups of a smaller size may bepositionedwithin the dispenser container l'for removal therefrom one ata time as hereinbefore described in connection with Figures 1 to 3inclusive. In this case the lower rel taining ring 17 acts as a meansfor insuring the separation of cups in case more than one cup iswithdrawn through the primary or inner retainer ring 19.

The improved dispenser base may thus be equipped with cup retainingrings of different sizes depending upon the size of the conical cupswhich are to be dispensed. It will, of course, be understood that ifdesired the primary or inner ring 11 may be made removable instead offorming an integral part of the supporting ring 7, as shown in thedrawings. y

By means of the bayonet slot and the locking pin 5 the container orhousing 1 may be readily removed from` the upper end of the supportingring or bracket 7 to permit a stack ofconical cups to be ositionedwithin the container after whic is put back into position and `removablylocked therein with the lowermost cup projecting downwardly through thebase ring 7 and through the retaining rings therein. This arrangementpermits access to be had the closed tapered end of the lowermostv cup topermit a person to obtain a hold on the cup so that the cu may bereadily withdrawn through the ottoni of the dispenser. The double ringarrangement provided withthe container in the base ring 7 provides amore positive arrangement for insuring dispensing of cups, one at atime. The removable feature of the cup retaining rings affords anarrangement whereby a dispenser may be readily equipped to permit cupsof different sizes to be handled by the dispenser. I am aware that manychanges maybe made,'and numerous details of construction may be variedthrough a wide ran eJwithout departing 'from the principles of t isinvention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent grantedhereon,otherwise than necessitated by the priorart.`

I claim as my invention: l

1. A cu dispenser comprisin a container for a stac of cups, a support orsaid con,-l

tainer, and a plurality of notched {latcup retaining rings removablypositioned within said support with the notchesinone ring staggered withrespect to those in another ring-and affording an arrangement throughwhich the cups are adapted `to be withdrawn to insure dispensing of thecups one at a time. f

2. A cup dispenser comprising a support, a container removably lockedthereon` and adapted to carry a stack of conical cups with the lowermostcup of saidstack projectin through said support, and a plurality onotched retaining rings removably positioned within said support atspaced intervals and with the notches of one ring staggered with respectto those of another ring to afford a means for insuring the dispensingof the cups one at a time from the dispenser.

3. A cup dispenser comprising a container adapted to hold a stackofconical cups, a plurality of fiat metal rings removably secured in saidcontainer at spaced intervalsf 4 of another.

i 4. A cup dispenser comprising a container adapted to hold a stack ofconical cups, a

pluralityof fiat superimposed rings in said container, and roundedfingers integrally formed on the inner peripheries of said ringswith'the fingers of one ring offset with respect to those of an-adjacentring. j

5. A cup dispenser comprising a container, a primary toothed retainingring mounted therein adapted to normally support a stack of conical cupsin position with the lowermost cup projecting from the container, and a.secondary toothed retainin ring in said container with the teeth of tesecondary retaining ring staggered with respect to the teeth of saidprimary retaining ring to insure dispensing of the cups one at a time incase more than one4 cup passes the primary retaining ring. l v

6. A cup dispenser comprising a container for a stack of internestedflexible conical cups, an annular ledge within said container, adispensing ring removably supported on said ledge and havin lingersprojecting inwardly to engage with t e lowermost cup of the stack adistance below its niger edge -whereby to support the stack, said gersbeing unyielding whereby when said lowermost cup is pulled downwardlyits conical wall will be deflected inwardl into the spaces between saidfingers there y to ease the withdrawal movement of said cup from thestack, and unyieldin fingers projecting inwardly from said le ge andforming a dispensing passage for a stack of larger cups when said ringis removed.

7. A cup dispenser comprising a container for a stack of internestedflexible conical cups, a zone of lingers a distance above the dispensingend of said container and projecting into the path of the stack andengaging the lowermost cup a distance below its upper edge whereby tosupport said stack, said fingersA being rigid and unyielding wherebywhen the lowermost cup is pulled downwardly its conical wall will bedeflected inwardly by said fingers and will bulge outwardly into theSpaces between said ngers thereby to ease the withdrawal movement ofsaid cup past said fingers and separation thereof from said stack, and asecond zone of unyielding lingers a distance below saidstack supportinzone and in the path of the withdrawn cup for retaining and preventingdispensing with the withdrawn cup of any other cu orA cups which mayhave followed ,the with rawn cup throuh said stack supporting zone.

8. cup dispenser comprising a container for a stack of internestedflexible conical cups, a continuous circumferential row of regularlyspaced fino-ers near the lower or dispensing end of saidj containerprojecting radially into the path of said stack and engaging only withthe lowermost cup at a distance below its upper edge whereby to supportsaid stack with its lower end projecting a distance below the dispensingend of said container, said lingers being relatively small as well asrigid and unyielding and beingrounded horizontall at their inner cupengaging edges whereby w en said lowermost cup 1s pulled downwardly itsconical walls adjacent to its edge will be grad-` lowing the withdrawncup.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name at New York,county of New York, State of New York.

' CESARE BARBIERI.

